Thrilling contest expected at QREC-sponsored Qatar Prix du Jockey Club
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Doha, Qatar: All eyes will be drawn to the historic racecourse of Chantilly where the Qatar Prix du Jockey Club will take place this afternoon. The...
Doha, Qatar: All eyes will be drawn to the historic racecourse of Chantilly where the Qatar Prix du Jockey Club will take place this afternoon.
The 2,100m Group 1 race for three-year-olds is sponsored by the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) as part of its long-standing partnership with France Galop and the races sponsored by QREC in Europe every year.
The Qatar Prix du Jockey Club, also known as the French Derby, is a main highlight in the French racing calendar being event where the best three-year-olds in Europe line up to contest for the title of the race also known as the “stallion-making race”, as former winners have gone on to become stallions of international renown.
As revealed in the final declarations announced, 15 colts will go under starters orders this afternoon.
The five-time winning trainer Jean-Claude Rouget presents Wahdan, for owners H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani and Khalifa bin Mohammed Al Attiyah who will start from gate 13 under jockey Jean-Bernard Eyquem. Grecian Storm, who has inherited stall number 10 and will be ridden by jockey Ioritz Mendizabal and Arrow Eagle who will, under Cristian Demuro, try to overcome a difficult draw of 14 out of 15 and follow his half-brother’s, Ace Impact, footsteps.
